Shower-bath cabinet



March 3, 1931. J. o.y BARCE 1,794,941

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` sHowER BATH CABINET Original'FledA March 29. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES JOHN 0. BARCE, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SHOWER-BATH CA'NET Application led March 29, 1929, Serial No. 351,076. Renewed August 13, 1930.

' invention pertains generally to shower bath cabinets adapted for installation in hotels, homes and other places, and more particularly to sheet metal cabinets of the type 6 disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 237 ,668 filed December 5, 1927.

My present invention constitutes an improvement upon the type of cabinet disclosed in the aforesaid application and one of its 1 0 primary purposes is to provide a construction by means of which the door stiles and the cabinet walls may all be securely and rigidly locked together so as to 'provide a strong, sturdy and durable structure.

1 6 Another object is the provision of adjustable means for this purpose which may be accommodated to varying widths of cabinets so that a standard device may be employed for rigidly connecting the Stiles and side walls of various sized cabinets.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel and 'inexpensive means for securing the corner ystrips of the cabinet in position, so constructed that the assembly of the corner strips and their attachment to'the side and rear walls may be quickly and easily accomplished.

Still another object of this invention is to so construct the door stiles that the inner edges of the front walls disposed within the confines of the stiles may be securely anchored to they receptor thereby adding to the strength, rigidity and durability of the assembly.

Other advantages and many of the inherent advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. lis aperspective view of a cabinet embodying my invention,

Fig. l2 is a top plan view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1 on a larger scale,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the manner of connecting the stiles and side walls,

Fig. 4 is a rear view ofthe structure shown in Fi-g. 3, a portion'ofthe stile being broken 50 avea.. c

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the assembly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, v

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view'r showing one of the corner strip holding devices,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view showing a 53 sectional view 'througll'i the receptor,

Fig.y 8 `is a perspective view of one end of one of the tie bars, n

Fig. 9 is" a sectional view on the line 9-=-9 of Fig. 5, y

Fig. 10 is a horizontal sectional view through one of the stiles and front walls,

Fig. 11 is a sectional View on the line 1111 of Fig. 10,

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the lower 65 end of one of the front Stiles.

Referring to the drawings more in detail and particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 6 thereof, reference character 13 indicates generally the receptor of any preferred construction upon 7o which the side walls 14 and 15 and the rear wall 16 .are mounted. The lower margins of these walls are turned inwardly and downwardly as indicated at 17 in Fig. 7 to fit and rest upon the correspondingly shaped edge of the receptor so `as to deflect the splash water into the receptor.

These Walls may be anchoredto the receptor at intervals in any suitable manner but preferably by' bolts 19 threaded into tapped anso chor blocks set in to the receptor as shown.

The side margins of the rear wall and the rear margins of the side walls are turned inwardly, as best shown in Fig. 6 and indicated by reference character 21, these inturned 8'5 margins being secured together at spaced intervals throughout their length by bolts 22, each carrying at each end resilient curved fastening arms 23, provided near their outer extremities with projections or studs 24, 49c adapted to enter correspondingly positioned openings in the converging marginal portions 25 of a corner strip 26 which covers and protects the corner connections and provides a smooth and finished interior corner for the cabinet.

In assembling the walls and corner strips of the cabinet, the walls which have been shipped in knocked down condition may be set in position upon the receptor. Where- 10U A parent from upon they are secured together by the bolts 21 carrying the fastening arms 23 projecting horizontally. Y

A corner strip 26 is then placed in upright position and moved horizontally toward the corner to bring the perforations in its 1nadjacent walls, downward pressure is thereupon exerted upon the strip causing the outer ends of the arms 23 to swing downwardly and outwardly along an arc so as to `draw the strip snugly Aagainst the vertical walls in which position it will be held.Y

Y The door stiles 27 and 28 are preferably formed of sheet metal for purposes of economy rolled into substantially rectangular shape with their free edges 29 and 31, turned inwardly and disposed in substantial parallelism, to provide a 'vertically extending slot for the reception of the inturned edges of the side walls as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 10.

The inturned .portions 32 form theffront walls ofthe cabinet at each side of the stiles and the edges thereof may extend into the y stiles varying distances, depending upon the dimensions of the receptor and the walls. Thebottoms of .these front walls are anchored near their edges to the receptor by one ofthe anchor bolts 19 which, as will be ap- Fig. 10, vlies within theV area of the stile.

The receptor is provided with an angular socket 33 to accommodate the lower end of eachstile and anywater which may enter these sockets along the front wallsis turned into the receptor through downwardly inclined drain ports 34 located at the bottom of each socket.V f

' In order yto, permit the extension ofthe j horizonal flange 17 of the front walls into the area deiinedby the stiles, so they may be anchored by the bolts 19, the lower end` of a portion of each stile is cut away as indicated in Fig; 12, by reference character 35. The upper ends ofthe stiles are connected i by stile cap 36,. secured to the stiles by bolts,

brackets or any suitable interlocking connection (not shown) the cap being channel shaped in cross section, as will be apparent from F ig. 9, with its open side disposed upwardly. The rear wall 37 of the cap is provided intermediate its. ends with a bolt receiving aperture. Two tie bars, 39 and `41 respectively, adapted to overlap as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 9 are provided with elongated In order to forcethe corijle/1,941

vide a linger bracket 43 adapted to engage the upper margin of the outer face of the side wall and with a forwardly projecting iinger bracket 44 adapted to engage the upper margin of the front face of the front wall 32. The brackets are secured to their respective walls by bolts 45 and 46 respectively.

VThe tie bar 39 is similarly formed at its outer end to provide linger brackets 47 and 48 which in turn are secured to the other side and front-walls respectively of the cabinet, as shownvin` Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

Since thedistances between the side walls may lvary in different cabinets the tie bars are first attached to their respective side and front walls before the bolt 42 is tightened up. The elongated slotsin the connecting bars permit of relative longitudinal adjustment between the bars so that the bars may be used with various widths of cabinets and furthermore these slots. permit the walls to bezplumbed after assembly, whereupon, when the bolt 42 is tightened up the bars, cap and walls are all securely and rigidly tied together to provide'a rigid, substantial and durable assembly. d

It-will be apparent from the foregoing that my invention provides al knock down cabinet which may be readily assembled on the job and in whichthe corner strips may be quickly and easily placed and locked in position and the stiles and side walls may be rigidly connected together and the whole structure be securely ,anchored to the'receptor.

My inventioniprovidesa simple construction by whichcabinets of various dimensions 'may be assembled and permits the side walls to be accurately plumbed and then rigidly locked in the desired position.

yl/Vhile I have shown and described those embodiments of the invention which at present appear preferable, it shouldbe understood that the details shown and -described are illustrative merely and that the principles of my invention may be embodied in Vconstructions differing materially` from those herein illustrated without. departing from the essence of my invention as defined in the following claims. v f' Y l' I claim: 7 Y

1. A shower bath cabinet comprising yupright walls secured together at their juncture, a corner strip having inturned margins provided with perfora-tions, and locking members pivotally connected to opposed inturned margins of said walls and'adapted to' engage in said strip perforations, whereby longitudinal movement of said strip will cause the strip to be 'drawn horizontally snugly into engagement with said walls.

2. A shower bath cabinet vcomprising upright walls, means for securing said walls together at their juncture, resilient locking arms projecting from said securing means, and a corner strip adapted to be automatically engaged by said locking means upon movecommodate said flange, means for anchoring ment of said strip into a predetermined position whereby said strip is locked in positlon.

3. A shower bath cabinet comprising a pair of stiles, each provided with a slot for the reception of the marginal edge of a vertical wall, means for anchoring the lower ends of said walls, and means for a'djustably connecting the upper portions of said walls to said stiles.

4. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor, vertical walls resting thereon, a pair of Stiles resting in sockets in said receptor and each provided with a vertical slot for the reception of a marginal portion of one of said walls, a stile cap covering the upper ends of said stiles, and means for a-djustably connecting the edges of each of said walls to said stile cap.

5. A shower bath cabinet comprising a pair of vertical side walls having their forward portions turned toward each other to provide Vfront walls, a pair of stiles vertically slotted to receive the margins of said front walls, tie bars each attached to the upper edge of a front and side wall respectively, and means for adj ustably securingsaid bars together.

6. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor, a pair of stiles having their lower ends seated in sockets in said receptor, a pair of side walls anchored at their lower ends to said receptor, and adjustable means for tying the upper ends of said side walls together.

7. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor, vertical side walls anchored thereto, stiles carried by said receptor, a cap connecting said stiles, and means for adjustably tying the upper ends of said walls and said stile cap together.

8. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor, vertical walls carried thereby and anchored thereto, a pair of Stiles carried by said receptor and slotted to receive the marginal edges of said vertical walls, a stile cap connecting said stiles, overlapping tie bars, each anchored to a vertical wall, and means for adjustably connecting said bars and said stile cap together.

9. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor provided with stile receiving sockets, a stile seated in each of said sockets and provided with a vertical slot, vertical walls projecting into said stile slots, each wall having an inturned flange resting at its lower end K. upon the said receptor, each stile having a portion cut away at its lower en'd to accommodate said flange, and means for anchoring said wall flanges to the receptor within the confines of said Stiles.

10. A shower bath cabinet comprising a receptor provided with a stile receiving socket, a vertical wall having an inturned liange resting on said receptor, the marginal edge of said wall projecting into said stile and a portion of said stile being cut away to acsaid receptor within the confines of said stile, and means for tying the upper end of said wall to said stile.

In witness of the foregoing I affix my signature.

JOHN O. BARCE. 

